WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An alleged close associate of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is facing a number of charges, including providing material support for terrorism, the U.S. Office of Military Commissions said Friday.

Ahmad Sulayman al Bahlul of Yemen is being held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

He is also charged with conspiracy and solicitation to commit murder of protected persons, attacking civilians, attacking civilian objects, murder in violation of the Law of War, destruction of property in violation of the Law of War, and terrorism.

Al Bahlul is alleged to have traveled in 1999 to Afghanistan, where he underwent "military-type training" and joined al Qaeda, the Office of Military Commissions said in a statement.

Al Bahlul "served as the personal secretary and media secretary" for bin Laden and created a propaganda video about the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in a Yemeni port and video "wills" of two of the hijackers responsible for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the statement said.

He is also alleged to have been a bodyguard for bin Laden.

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